, 1887-04-14
Character Bul- -

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in our own town q sc1,el where .m-
morality i5 being s.usht, wA's
graduates viii draw largely ~ d lie
public funds iii the near fut"re- Tho
following taken from the #"s"ca
NiinnJ Hera!d, should lie caraiulIy
read by every pzr=on aud teacher:
The growing Iawles5ae-a of tha
boys and young men. w.lE"i 4. ~
officials and laughed at h foolish
parents the practical joIz.ES and de
struction OF private property, Is
disgrace to a civilized community.
and in any country whero JGeHe" Is
not a myth aud where law aud de-
cency prevails, such acts would re
ceive c9ndiSn punishment These
acts are the natural outgrJTth Of tine
system of education boys O. the u-t &c
are receiving.
Observing persons will notice that
along toward night fall groups o.
boys of %.'s ranging from HFr 10 Ten
years, mostly innocent lit,l- fellows,
gather in their childish play about
street corners. This IS the primary
class of that pernicioUs educational
system, the night school. As the
shadows Of night come Oh, Older boys
join them. The little fellows whose
parents carelessly permit them to
remain on the street ina that ;he
new comor5 are a grade higher than
themselves in the knowledge Of what
they call their evening" sports aud
they readily seek to emulate these
examples Later on rs tha shadows
deepen still older boys join these
groups, and while games, harnI.ss
in themselves, are being gplayed, there
is being constantly instlliej INTO the
minds Of these boys by the older and
more vicious comrades the most de
moraliz;ug thoughts. Deeds are
under cover OF darkness that rot one
would think Of doing il @aF light.
4 reckless disregard Of the rights OF
other grows rapidly among them.
Languages foul, obscene, and protane
Is freely used. and the boy vino Is
most viciJu5 is usually the ono held
in the highest esteem by lis compan-
ions.
These boys can be known by their
conduct wherever you meet th2m-
Tic Generalization OF the night
school impTesses itself upon them
everywhere. 1t church yoU find
them in the back seats, rowtylsa aad
offensive, noisy and Troublesome. 1t
school they are atthe bottom d every
disturbance, and in society they are
rude and urmanuorIy. These boys
are not by any means the cAiLdrGn
OF the poor. Some of them ar7 sons
OF the weaIthiest and most prominent
people of the place. AZ home the
boys receive good instructions and
fond mothers wonder why Il Is that
their darling boys get 50 rrda and
ill-bchaved in spite Of Their adlonl-.
tons.
The trouble is few parents realize
how rapidly boys become cemoral~
lied when allowed to run the streets
after dark. It Is from these boys
growing up under such influences,
that the saICous receive their con
staLt supply. Tie night school CO.
ros,5- ads to the primary and inter-
diate departments os learning, the
saloons to the grammar departments;
and iails, prisons and poor Lcu5es
receive the graduates- This IS not a
fancy sketch. There are many boys,
some Of them of the best families,
attending this school nightly 1t
could and should be stopped at once,
1t should ba the duty Of every parent,
Of every official, to stay this whole
sale demoralization Of the boys.